When you realize an accordion is really just a small organ...

[sir pball]

[John1956PA]

1. The related instrument, the concertina, is marvelous as well.

[Blue Owl]

2. I also dig it when Bela Fleck tosses off some JSB on the banjo

Or Chris Thiele on the mandolin….

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Well ... a reed organ.

No 16' diapasons on a squeeze box.

But there is such a thing as a 'portative (pipe) organ', going back to medieval times:

[sir pball]

8. And I'd rather hear all of that on a "squeeze box"

The point is that it isn't a pipe organ, and it's absolute mastery of the instrument,

Here's some more squeeze box shenanigans that I personally think may be better than the original…

[LudwigPastorius]

4. I miss the extra voices that are left out of that arrangement.

He needs to learn how to play them on a little foot accordion.

[sir pball]

7. Not gonna lie, you had me in the first half

Thought you were being a snooty gatekeeper…but then the mental image of him playing a little accordion with his toes made me crack up

[jmbar2]

5. That was AMAZING! As well as the other vids following

It looks SO complicated to learn and to play that well. Bravo.

[dickthegrouch]

6. Amazing muscle memory

Especially on his left hand. He occasionally looked at the right hand keyboard but never at his left.
What a talented guy.
It’s one of my all-time favorite pieces. He must have been practicing for years for that.
I’m just sorry he couldn’t get a rousing applause for that amazing performance.